Historical Events In 1977

Feb 06   Alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 meter over 16 buses, near Paris on this day in history.  

Feb 07   Herman Dooyeweerd, Dutch philosopher/lawyer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Feb 07   In the year 1977 soyuz 24 launches with 2 cosmonauts  

Feb 08   In the year 1977 earthquake in San Francisco CA, at 5.0, strongest since 1966  

Feb 08   In the year 1977 hustler publisher Larry Flynt sentenced  

Feb 09   Denys Amiel, French dramatist/playwright (Le mouton noir), dies at 92 on this day in history.  

Feb 10   In the year 1977 grace Mary Williams, composer, dies at 70  

Feb 11   20.2-kg lobster caught off Nova Scotia (heaviest known crustacean) in the year 1977.  

Feb 11   On this day in history louis J M Beel, Dutch premier (1946-48, 58-59), dies at 74  

Feb 11   Off Nova Scotia fisherman catches 20.2 kg lobster off Nova Scotia; the world's heaviest known crustacean in the year 1977.  

Feb 13   Eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship on this day in history.  

Feb 13   In the year 1977 jack Gardner, actor (Wild Bill Hickok, 3 Russian Girls), dies at 77  

Feb 13   In the year 1977 pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic  

Feb 14   In the year 1977 the Unity Bank of Canada and Provincial Bank of Canada merge  

Feb 15   In the year 1977 royal Bank transfers three head office departments from Montreal to Toronto.  

Feb 15   Social-democrats win Danish parliamentary election on this day in history.  

Feb 16   USSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR on this day in history.  

Feb 17   On this day in history quincy Howe, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76  

Feb 18   George Harrison releases "True Love" on this day in history.  

Feb 18   In the year 1977 the first space shuttle, Enterprise, makes its maiden flight (carried atop a Boeing 747), over the Mojave Desert.  

Feb 19   On this day in history fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album released  

Feb 19   France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island in the year 1977.  

Feb 19   Shuttle Enterprise makes first test flight atop a 747 jetliner on this day in history.  

Feb 21   On this day in history 74 Unification Church couples wed in New York NY  

Feb 22   Edith Barrett, actress (Molly & Me, Ghost Ship), dies at 64 in the year 1977.  

Feb 24   In the year 1977 president Carter announces US foreign aid will consider human rights  

Feb 25   In the year 1977 oil tanker explosion west of Honolulu spills 31 million gallons  

Feb 25   Soyuz 24 returns to Earth in the year 1977.  

Feb 26   In the year 1977 bukka White, rocker, dies at 43  

Feb 26   First flight of Space Shuttle (atop a Boeing 747) on this day in history.  

Feb 27   In the year 1977 allison Hayes, actress (Attack of 50 Foot Woman), dies at 47  

Feb 27   On this day in history in Toronto, Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones rock group is arrested by the RCMP and charged with possession of heroin with intent to traffic and possession of cocaine  

Feb 27   Judy Rankin wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic in the year 1977.  

Feb 27   On this day in history keith Richards gets suspended sentence for heroin possession, Canada  

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Jan 18   Curtis Cregan, American actor was born in the year 1977.  

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of jelena Abbou, Serbian fitness model  

Apr 02   In the year 1977 birth of michael Fassbender, Actor  

Apr 02   Aiden Turner, British actor was born on this day in history.  

Apr 19   Lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer was born in the year 1977.  

Apr 19   On this day in history birth of joe Beimel, American baseball player  

Apr 19   Dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player was born on this day in history.  

Apr 21   On this day in history birth of karen Ann Peterson, Miss Aruba Universe (1997)  

Jan 02   In the year 1977 erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53  

Jan 03   Avraham Ofer, Israeli minister of housing, commits suicide died on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Onslow Stevens, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74 in the year 1977.  

Jan 09   In the year 1977 alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71  

Jan 12   In the year 1977 henri-Georges Clouzot, director (Diabolique, Truth), dies at 69  

Jan 14   Abdul Razak bin Hussain, premier of Malaysia (1970-77), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jan 17   In the year 1977 death of gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967  

Jan 18   In the year 1977 carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright (Second Wind), dies at 80